Bill > SF4005

This bill prohibits price discrimination in commercial transactions in Minnesota. It prohibits a person engaged in commerce from directly or indirectly discriminating in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality, where the purchases are in commerce, the commodities are sold for use, consumption, or resale within Minnesota, and the discrimination lessens competition or creates a monopoly or monopsony. The bill provides exceptions for differentials that account for differences in the cost of manufacture, sale, or delivery, a seller selecting customers in bona fide transactions, and price changes in response to changing market conditions. It also establishes a burden-shifting framework, requiring the seller to demonstrate justification for the price discrimination if a prima facie case is made. Finally, the bill repeals an existing Minnesota statute on discrimination in the sale of printed or mimeographed matter.